The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-09
FLORIDA.

Roses and mulberries are life's chief de-
lights in Pine Level
H. A Vogelbach has assumed the ascot
ate editorship of the Melrose Daylight.
Report says the Norris silk farm at High
land Park, near DeLand, will receive gov
eminent patronage.
A squash raised near DeIand weighs 40
pounds, and measures IS inches in circum-
ference and "A inches from stem to blow.
The rubbish is being removed from the
site of the ST. Augustine Hotel, preparatory
for the new stores to be erected by Capt.
Vail. -
The Tavares Herald has changed its date
of issue from Thursday to Friday. The
Herald is good paper, no matter on what
day issued.
Lakeland is better supplied with milk than
any other town on the South Florida road.
It has two first-elass diaries furnishing the
real article. Flr gE-I
1t is said that Green Cove may have two
more two-story brick blocks this year. We
all hope the good work may be- consum-
mated,
Reed & Steele, of Titusville, are nov
nicely located in their new and commodious
storeroom, and now have one Of the finest
stores in town.
A new post office to be called Indianola,
and located two miles south of Melbourne,
on the Indian river, has been petitioned for.
Samuel Field will be postmaster.
Hon. r. w. Davis, of Palatka, says most
enphatically that he is not candidate for
the position of Railroad Commissioner, and
wouldn't take it under any consideration.
Upwards of $4,000 pounds of wool have
been marketed at DeFuniak Springs this
year. Wool is now demanding good price
and seems to be profitable industry in that
section.
The MANY friends of C. H. Alleyne, of
Barlow, will be glad to hear that though he
was one Of the passengers on board the Brit
fannie during her recent collision he escaped
uninjured.
The Fourth of July celebration at We
laka promises to be a great success. En-
couraging assurances of assistance and good
will are being received from all over the
peninsula
Plant City shipped two car loads of fine
big melons this week, and will perhaps ship
more next week, to say nothing Of the vege-
tables that are going forward by every
express train.
At the burning of the Scott House, at
Apopka on Saturday last, two of the board
ers, Mr. John SCORING and r. A. Vanier,
lost all their clothing and valuables to the
amount Of 81 200
The volume of business done in each de-
partment of trade in Palatka for the last
year, aggregates 81, 454, 900. Over $50 men
are employed in the various branches of
business in the city.
Judge Settle has issued an order author
izing the Receiver of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company TO purchase two
steamers. They will be used on the Apa-
lachicola and Chattahoochee rivers.
The youngsters Of Barlow, becoming
tired of the national game of base ball. are
now bending their energies to master the
game of mumblepeg The way they go for
the peg in the ground would put Young
Berkshire pig to shame.
The people of Ocala are circulating a pc
tition asking that Col John M. Martin. of
that place, be appointed one of the railroad
commissioners. Leesbnrg would like to be
represented on the commission in the person
of Hon. William A. Hooker.
A strong pressure will be brought to bear
upon the Orange City city Council at their
next meeting to have them establish q
quarantine there, as New Smyrna, the east
ern terminus, is liable to become infected
by vessels putting in Mosquito Inlet
A queer decision was rendered by a court
at Tavares the other day. A man was tried
for breaking into car on the side track
there, and acquitted because In Florida there
is law against breaking into a house or a
vessel, but none against breaking ihtoa car.
Excursion trains on the Florida Southern
railroad, going south leave Barlow Sunday
mornings at o'clock a. m. and arrive Mt
Punta GOida at ~ o'clock m, and leave
Puuta Gorda at in the afternoon, thus Civ
ing eXcursionists six hours at Charlotte Har-
bCr.
Tho Silver Springs, Oc;ila and Gulf rail.
road has between 200 and 500 hands ut work
On the fernando side Of the Withacoochic
rive" cutting out the right Of way. This
looks as if the Silver Springs, 0cala and
Gull would bring tourists into Brooksville
by fall.
The orange crop in the Leesburg section
win not DE more than one-half as large as
usual this year, but what fruit there is gives
indication of being larger aud finer than it
has been for years, and, as such, will proba-
bly, command better prices in the market
than heretofore.
The steam schooner Louis Bucki. Capt.
Mount, arrived at Jacksonville from New
York last Thursday with q general cargo,